Dr Lisa GOH

Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), School of Business

Associate Professor
Department of Accountancy

  • (852) 3963 5086
Active
Researcher
  • 132 Citation(s)
  • 5 h-index(es)

Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD (Cambridge)
MPhil (Cambridge)
BCom (Alberta)

CPA (Australia)

Biography

Dr. Goh joined the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong in 2017. Prior to joining, Dr. Goh held faculty positions at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and MPhil/PhD from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr. Goh’s current research interests are in the area of financial reporting and corporate governance, and executive compensation. Her current work focuses on standard-setting and disclosure of executive compensation, including the CEO pay ratio, the preparation of annual reports and remuneration reports, and corporate governance. She has published her research in journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, British Accounting Review, and Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance. She has taught undergraduate, masters, and executive education courses in the UK and Hong Kong, in financial and management accounting, financial statement analysis, and corporate governance.

SSRN author site: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=787805

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Financial reporting and corporate governance, executive compensation, pensions and stock options, standard-setting, and disclosure

Intellectual Contributions

Publications (A*/A/ B in ABDC journal list only): 

  • Goh, L., Liu, X., & Tsang, A. (2020). Voluntary disclosure of corporate political spending. Journal of Corporate Finance, 61, 101403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.08.014 (ABDC: A*)
  • Goh, L., & Gupta, A. (2016). Remuneration of non-executive directors: Evidence from the UK. The British Accounting Review, 48(3), 379-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2015.05.001 (ABDC: A*)
  • Goh, L., Joos, P., & Soonawalla, K. (2016). Determinants and valuation implications of compulsory stock option disclosures in a weak regulatory setting—The case of France. Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting, 27(1), 26-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/jifm.12032 (ABDC: B)
  • Goh, L., & Li, Y. (2015). Pensions as a form of executive compensation. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 42(9-10), 1154-1187. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12162 (ABDC: A*)
  • Goh, L., & Gupta, A. (2010). Executive compensation, compensation consultants, and shopping for opinion: Evidence from the United Kingdom. Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, 25(4), 607-643. https://doi.org/10.1177/0148558X1002500407 (ABDC: A)

 

Book Chapters

  • Goh, L., and A. Gupta. (2012) “Directors in banks,” in Corporate Governance: Recent Developments and New Trends. Ed. S. Boubaker, B.D. Nguyen, and D. Nguyen. London: Springer, pp. 181–202. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31579-4

Research Grants and Awards

  • Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Research Grants Council Faculty Development Scheme Grant (2022 – 2024)
  • Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Research Grants Council Faculty Development Scheme Grant (2020 – 2022)
  • Co-Investigator, CPA Canada – CAAA Financial Accounting, Assurance & Tax Research Grant Program (2019 – 2021)

Business and Professional Engagement

  • Editorial Board member, Accounting and Business Research  (2017 – now)
  • Academic Advisory Panel, Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (2020 – 2025)